Kids Classes & Camps

Here are our Top Recommended 2018-2019 Ski / Snowboard Day Trips from Tokyo. Great for families, offers lessons for kids and easily accessible. We will be adding more in the coming weeks. Do you have one to add? Please let us know in the comments section below. * Please check each …

Don’t let summer slide set your creative writer back – join the Tokyo Kids Write program. Campers step away from textbooks and jump into hands-on experiences that inspire their best thinking and most exciting words.  It means flexible seating, warming up with music and a silly writing prompt, stretching out …

Looking for Summer Camp in Japan? Here is a list of 10 camps that offer academic, adventure and sports programs for babies to teens. Here are our recommended 2018 Japan summer camps and programs for little ones to teens. Are you ready for summer camp in Japan? If you have kids …

Best Living Japan Kids Cooking Program will run from Monday, June 18 – June 22, 2018. One week cooking programs for ages 5 – 13. The 5-8-year-old session is NOW FULL; however, we have a few spots open for 9+ years. This camp will draw on inspiration from a variety of …

Spring is in the air, which means time to begin your Tokyo Gardening – flowers, vegetables, and herbs. You can start planting in March to have beautiful produce and flowers starting in late April and May. To help you out Best Living Japan is offering a parent and child urban …

The ABC Cooking Studio in Futakotamaga offers kids` cooking classes that change monthly (Japanese language). This month they are offering a `Kapibara` curry bread making session till February 28th. Capybaras, which are native to South America, are deemed the biggest rodent on earth. They are gentle herbivores who love to soak in …

Keep boredom at bay this yuletide season with a holiday-themed hit of camp-inspired fun at the Tokyo American Club. The Tokyo American Club Camp Discovery: Holiday edition is an fun and safe environment to send your kids. Open to non-members it`s a weeklong session filled with fun activities for 3 …

GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort is one of the most convenient snow resorts to visit with little ones outside Tokyo. It`s a 75-min shinkansen ride (Max-Tanigawa or the Tanigawa) from Tokyo station and the train drops you off right inside the base of the GALA Yuzawa Resort making it ultra convenient if traveling with small …

Love the new lego store at Roppongi Hills. They have a pick-a–brick tower where you can fill a cup with the bricks and elements you want in different shapes and colors, a hands-on play table, mini tower where you can mix and match from a wide selection of tops, bottoms, …

Central Sports Club has a number of great classes where kids can learn and develop new skills such as swimming, dance, phys ed and more. Since its establishment, they have produced over 2 million graduates through their kids` sports classes. They have fully trained instructors, seasonal camps, offer a free shuttle …

Here are our recommended 2017 Japan summer camps and programs for little ones to teens. Are you ready for summer camp in Japan? If you have kids and will be staying in Japan this summer, now is the time to plan for Japan summer camp. Also, a great idea if you are …

If you love to ski, and you want your kids to be great skiers, then Junior Ski Camp is the best kids weekend ski camp I can recommend. Junior Ski Camp is located in the wonderful ski area of Shiga Kogen in Nagano. My three boys have been attending the …

Zauo fishing restaurant is definitely one to put on your bucket list. Catch your food, tell them how you want it prepared then eat! It`s a spot the entire family will enjoy. We had an early dinner with friends at the Meguro location. We walked in and saw a long fish pool with elementary school aged kids …

If you love DIY and you want to get you or your hands dirty, then you have to visit the creative shop called DIY Factory in Futako-Tamagawa. This store is fascinating they sell DIY products, have DIY workshops, and offer workshop space and tool rental.  As a true blood DIYer, …

Have you ever wondered how to make plastic food samples? You can enjoy making food samples the old fashion way with wax at Ganso Sample in Kappabashi, Tokyo (aka Kitchen Town located near Asakusa). Kappabashi is the main restaurant and kitchen supplies neighbourhood in Tokyo with over 150 stores supply …

Tokyo American Club Camp Discovery: Holiday edition is an excellent place to send your kids. Open to non-members it`s a weeklong session filled with fun activities for 3 – 7 year olds. They fill their days with arts and crafts, songs, book reading, play in the kid-friendly facilities and build …

If you love to ski and you want your kids to be great skiers, then Junior Ski Camp is the best kids weekend ski camp I can recommend. Junior Ski Camp is located in the wonderful ski area of Shiga Kogen in Nagano. My three boys have been attending the …

Tokyo Junior Playhouse (TJP) is an all-English non-profit community drama group for and by kids in Tokyo, Japan. TJP’s unique style is to take a traditional Japanese story and make it into a kids-friendly English script. TJP opened their doors in 2012, marking their first public performance at the Setagaya …

Tokyo Bees, a Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has run exciting classes for children and young people between the ages of 5 and 17, around the world, for more than thirty years. The curriculum is guaranteed to develop children’s speech, language and communication skills! Verbal communication skills more important than ever! …

My Gym offers programs for children ranging from 0 to 13 years of age. Currently, there are 200 branches throughout the U.S. and also is continuing to grow around the world, with already My Gym locations in 25 other countries. Children at My Gym Japan are connected with friends all over …

Gymboree Play & Music has been fostering creativity and confidence in children ages 0-5 for over 30 years. Today there are over 650 locations in about 40 countries, making us the global leader in early childhood development programs. Designed by experts, our age-appropriate activities help develop the cognitive, physical and social …